The measurement of blood pressure and the detection of hypertension in children and adolescents

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 419-423

  Lip, G Y H ^a   Beevers, M ^a   Beevers, D G ^a   Dillon, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Children; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; OUTPATIENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0034968865     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001186     Document Type: Article

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